Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 1991 SESSION 11 (7.30PM WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $2,000
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SICILY, Syracuse, Deinomenid Tyranny, (c.485-466 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.49 g), struck under Gelon, c.480-478 B.C., obv. quadriga driven to right by bearded male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **SUPAKOSION* around, head of Arethusa to right, hair slightly waved and turned up behind under diadem of beads, four dolphins around, (cf.S.913, Boehringer series VIb, 80 [V37/R52], SNG ANS 20, SNG Copenhagen 204 (same dies). Silver and blue toning, well centred early die, very fine and rare.
Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.^Noble Numismatics Sale 126, lot 2554. Previously CNG Auction 76, lot 145. Also from Collection C.G. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 50 (23 June 1999), lot 485.
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Lot 1989
SICILY, Syracuse, struck under Gelon I, (485-480 BC), silver tetradrachm (16.58g), obv. charioteer driving slow ...
Estimate $1,250
Lot 1990
SICILY, Syracuse, Deinomenid Tyranny, (c.485-466 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.05 g), struck under Gelon, c.480 B.C., ...
Estimate $3,500
Lot 1991 This lot
SICILY, Syracuse, Deinomenid Tyranny, (c.485-466 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.49 g), struck under Gelon, c.480-478 B.C., ...
Estimate $2,000
Lot 1992
SICILY, Syracuse, Hieron I, (478-466 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, 24.5mm, (17.23 g), struck circa 478-475 B.C., ...
Estimate $3,500
Lot 1993
SICILY, Syracuse, (c.485-478 B.C. revised date 467-461), silver tetradrachm, (17.32 g), obv. fast walking quadriga ...
Estimate $1,800